Bagdhad wants compensation for the US errecting blast walls

[Skybird]

This news can be found in articles all over the net today.

http://www.mycentraloregon.com/news/world/581180/Baghdad-demands-1-billion-from-US-in-war-damages.html

:06: :D :haha:

My attitude on the Iraq war is known, but this is absolutely hilarious, nuts and absurd.

If Obama accepts this, no matter what some Iraqi court rules, then he deserves another spanking.

[AVGWarhawk]

The US will pay. That's a given.

[August]

Removing blast walls and barriers. Sounds like progress to me!

[Platapus]

It is probably a legitimate case. I am sure those barriers did a lot of damage.

Colin Powell was right: You break it, you own it.

Of course what ever happened to the idea touted prior to the invasion that the costs of the invasion and reconstruction would be paid for with Iraqi Oil revenues?

[Tribesman]

Of course what ever happened to the idea touted prior to the invasion that the costs of the invasion and reconstruction would be paid for with Iraqi Oil revenues?
If you remember there was a late change which meant the US taxpayer would foot the bill.
You may remember that some presidential candidate voted for the bill when Iraq was going to pick up the tab but voted against it when it was changed to America getting the debt, some numbskulls thought he was a really dumb flippy floppity kind of thing.
Those numbskulls are now paying their taxes to fund the madness:up:

[Penguin]

It is probably a legitimate case. I am sure those barriers did a lot of damage.


Yes, but isn't the question also how much damage they prevented? This is something you cannot calculate however.


Colin Powell was right: You break it, you own it.


:up: just read this quote for the first time - remember we get translated news here - and checked out its orign. There is a reason why Powell is one of the few Republicans which I can stand....


I would like to know how the Iraqi oil industry does after the troops left. Does anybody have a good source about it as of today? The best I could find is from 2009 about the bidding for oil contracts: http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article6493356.ece